National Awards 2015

2015 was the sixth year that the National Awards announced by the Commission in 2011 to encourage excellence, proficiency and innovations in the field of election management, were presented. The purpose of instituting these awards has been to recognise contributions by the election machinery, media and now the Civil Society Organisations. The National Awards have set new benchmarks for efficient conduct of elections in the country. These have helped develop a core resource base among officers in election management and promoted mutual learning and emulation.

(ii) Sh. Shirish Mohod, (SVEEP Nodal Officer), Maharastra

Initiatives:

Effective implementation of Media Plan: Tapping all forms communication including TV/ Radio/ UFO movies, LED screens & seats of buses in and around Mumbai, use of ST buses, gas cylinders etc. for display of voters’ awareness messages.

New Practices: Awareness through Delhi Metro, DTC buses by displaying schedule/date/time of election, 2.51 crore SMS sent to electors through 8 mobile service, , Android based mobile application and IT & SMS based Poll day Monitoring System.

Impact:

Highest ever Voter turnout: Increase of 2.24% (67.46% to 65.98%)

High voter participation: 11 lac increase in voter participation Increase in EP ratio: An increase from 68.58% to 71.21%

Tamil Nadu for Technological Innovations

Initiatives:

Technology: First State to maintain entire database with 5.68 crores of electors in the cloud server of BSNL.

Easy (Electoral Assistance System): Easy has been developed for a voter to check, correct, confirm & apply for new enrollment. It is available in Mobile App, weblink and via SMS.

ENETRA- Election Novel Electronic Tracking Rapid Action system for central level monitoring of the field using fixed cameras and action taken accordingly.

Impact:

Achievement: Tamil Nadu has achieved 80% of feeding and seeding during NERPAP. The entire NERPAP activities handled by Cloud technology.

De-duplication: 100% matching of image taken up during SSR16.

NATIONAL MEDIA AWARD

National Media Award for outstanding campaign on Voters’ Education and Awareness

NATIONAL CSO AWARD

CSO Award for outstanding campaign on Voters’ Education and Awareness

Young Mizo Association

YMA is a non-political Voluntary Organisation formed in June 15, 1935 as YLA, by the Christian Missionaries and the Pioneer Mizo Christians. with the objective of proper utilization of leisure time, reverence for a good Christian life etc

In order to have free and fair election, YMA considers it persistent to caution the political parties to avoid any malpractices and not to indulge in extravagance involving heavy expenses in hopes of influencing the voters to gain weightage.

For this YMA have tirelessly encouraged the public and the political parties to show decency at the time of election to achieve their goal. They issued Public Appeal well in advance before every election for the public and the political parties to observe, the Dos and Donts.

Apart from the above, the YMA has certain characteristics like, providing support to election officials, helping updation of electoral roll, checking of campaign.

Also during the last SSR of Electoral roll 2015 as many as 200 persons were deleted as a result of through check by the YMA Volunteers. Due to excessive campaign launch by YMA Volunteer 100% EPIC is achieved in the Electoral roll.

The YMA gives essential information to the public regarding the voter registration form used for EVM, how and where register document needs for registration and checking names in the voter list.

It is also involved in monitoring the expenditure of Candidates all over Mizoram through the branches of YMA volunteers on the Re-Poll, Poll Date and post Poll

Department of Posts, Delhi

Deployment of mail vans: For timely pick up and delivery to counting centres.

Impact:

Wide coverage: All 70 ACs were mapped to an identified delivery Post Office.First time in India: Electors caste vote using postal ballot up to two hrs. before counting.Timely collection: Collection of postal ballots from 1300 letter Boxes in Delhi.

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About Us

Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is a programme of multi interventions through different modes and media designed to educate citizens, electors and voters about the electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation in the electoral processes. SVEEP is designed according to the socio-economic, cultural and demographic profile of the state as well as the history of electoral participation in previous rounds of elections and learning thereof.

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The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324, and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.